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Word A Day # Sentences, Antonyms and Synonyms
Word List:
cuisine
dexterous
dulcet
embellish
debonair
disheveled
echelon
equestrian
decanter
distaff
effervescent
equilibrium
deciduous
doggerel
egregious
escalate
demagogue
dormant
emaciated
exodus
Antonyms:
For each set of antonyms, choose the vocabulary word that best fits as the opposite of the words by
writing it in the space provided.
1. chubby, fat, heavy, overweight, plump, obese, thick, full
2. decline, decrease, diminish, drop, fall, halt, lessen, lower
3. stay, arrival, coming, entrance, come in to
4. concealed, good, hidden, mild, little, minor, slight
5. clean, neat, ordered, tidy, unwrinkled
6. unsophisticated, awkward, clumsy, inelegant
Synonyms:
For each set of synonyms, choose the vocabulary word that best fits as the same meaning of the
word by writing it in the space provided.
7. cooking, fare, meal, menu
8. brief, ephemeral, fleeting, momentary, temporary,
9. agitator, fanatic, fomenter, hothead, inciter, instigator
10. asleep, comatose, inert, inoperative, latent, passive
11. flat, dull, inactive, sober, stale, unenthusiastic
12. suave, charming, urbane, courteous, affable, dashing
13. carafe, flask, jug, canteen, container
14. bedraggled, messy, rumpled, dirty, disarranged
15. female like, ladylike, maternal; stick, loom
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Sentences:
For each sentence given, write the word from the vocabulary list that best fits in the blank by writing it
in the space provided.
16.
His _____ and sharp comments at these events were
always enjoyable to the audience.
17.
The school is already ranked within the upper _____
of pharmacy schools in its research endeavors and
grant funding.
18.
There is a small percentage of people who _____,
fabricate, and hype up their backgrounds and they
never last long.
19.
It requires a cell phone with Buletooth, _____ fingers,
a strong grip, and patience to speed text correctly.
20.
Sometimes a bad mix can cause dizziness or a loss
of _____.
21.
Those young, _____ boys need a good meal and
haircuts.
22.
You should have thought about your parents before
you committed your many _____ acts of plagiarism.
23.
Evening meals are candlelit, with flaming torches and
the _____ tones of traditional music accompanying
your choice of the finest cuisine.
24.
A _____ is a stick onto which wool or flax is wound in
spinning. Since spinning was traditionally done by
females, _____ took on figurative meanings relating
to women or women’s work. (both lines are the same
vocabulary word here)
25.
In _____ circles, they say a horse overreaches when
its hind legs extend so ffar forward that they kick the
forelegs.
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